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The Clippers have gone Wall to the Ball for Game 7. On Friday, Los Angeles season-ticket holders David Evans and Paul Boulos — and 123 other bastions of “The Wall,” the Intuit Dome’s famed baseline section that specializes in free-throw distraction — had an email pop into their inbox from the Clippers. It stated, as they recounted roughly, that owner Steve Ballmer had selected them to fly out to Denver to invade enemy turf for Game 7. Ballmer, they said, chartered a bus. Chartered a plane. Paid for 125 tickets. And so 125 Los Angeles agents met for a secret…

Walks will haunt, and leadoff walks will haunt absolutely. For bad teams like the Rockies, walks kill any chance of winning. Thus, the losses continue at a historic pace. The Rockies squandered a 3-1 lead and fell, 6-3, to the Giants on Saturday afternoon at Oracle Park. Matt Chapman’s grand slam in a five-run sixth off reliever Jake Bird was the death knell. The Rockies fell to 6-27. Only two teams in baseball’s Modern Era (since 1901) had worse records after 33 games. The 1988 Orioles were 4-29 and the 1952 Pirates were 5-28. The 1981 Cubs were also 6-27…

No Game 7 choke this time. The Clippers laid down early in the fourth quarter of a Nuggets closeout win Saturday — and then Denver proceeded to dance on their grave in a 120-101 win. Here are three key takeaways as the Nuggets advance to the Western Conference semifinals. Christian Braun continues to swallow up James Harden: As seconds ticked away on a first half Saturday night that tilted all Nuggets, the Clippers’ James Harden isolated on the right wing, inviting Christian Braun into his patented two-step routine. Braun didn’t much feel like dancing. As the shot clock wound down, Braun…

A man was wounded while driving with a woman and child Friday afternoon after he and another driver got into an argument that led to a shooting, Thornton police say. Officers responded to 104th Avenue and Colorado Boulevard about 5:50 p.m. on a report of a shooting, according to a police social media post. Investigators believe the argument between the two escalated when the suspect — described as a short, “chubby” Hispanic male with long hair — drew a handgun and shot the man in the arm. The suspect fled in a red or maroon Jeep Grand Cherokee, while the…

Two dozen tenants were forced out of a north Aurora apartment building Friday night by a fire extinguished inside of a ground-level unit. Aurora Fire Rescue spokesperson Eric Hurst said Saturday morning that at least some of the 19 adults and five children displaced by the blaze, the cause of which is still under investigation, may be able to return later in the day, depending on the extent of smoke damage. The agency said in a news release that firefighters were dispatched to the complex in the 1400 block of North Kingston Street about 9:40 p.m. after 911 callers reported…

Sean Payton has made the Broncos relevant. Now, can he make them potent? A week after the NFL draft, the question hangs in the air: Did the Broncos improve enough offensively to transition from a 10-win team to taking the Chiefs out at the knees? The uncomfortable answer is maybe. Zero. That is how many Broncos running backs have eclipsed 100 yards in 35 games under Payton. Nada. That is how many Broncos tight ends have delivered 100 yards receiving in a game since 2019. Snap those streaks and prepare to attend a home playoff game, Broncos Country, the first…

Editor’s note: The opinions of the smart, well-read women in my Denver book club mean a lot, and often determine what the rest of us choose to pile onto our bedside tables. So we asked them, and all Denver Post readers, to share their mini-reviews with you. Have any to offer? Email bellis@denverpost.com. “A Fall of Marigolds,” by Susan Meissner (Penguin Group, 2014) “A Fall of Marigolds,” by Susan Meissner (Penguin Group, 2014) A golden scarf with cascades of marigolds is the fabric that loosely ties Clara and Taryn, two young women who witness two of the greatest tragedies New…

By LINDSEY BAHR, Associated Press Superman already has a lot on his shoulders. It seems unfair to add the fate of the summer movie season to his list. But he’s not alone — Marvel Studios is also returning to theaters in a big way with two movies this summer, “Thunderbolts” and “The Fantastic Four: First Steps.” Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic brought the movie business to a halt, and two years after the strikes, the industry has yet to fully recover. Critics may have complained of superhero fatigue, but after several summers of depleted offerings, it’s clear that they’re…

The owner of two office buildings in southern Aurora has defaulted on a loan that it took over from the property’s previous owner, according to the lender, who wants a receiver installed. The Cherry Creek Place I and II buildings at 3131 and 3190 S. Vaughn Way, by the Interstate 225-Parker Road interchange, are owned by 3131 South Vaughn Way LP. The entity, which is affiliated with Austin-based Pennybacker Capital, purchased the buildings in June 2018 for $39.69 million, according to public records. In connection with that deal, Pennybacker assumed a $32 million loan issued to the structure’s previous owner…

In April 2024, Priscilla Chan sat on a stage during the five-year anniversary celebration for a housing initiative that she and husband Mark Zuckerberg’s philanthropy had seeded with a $50 million commitment. She explained their mission: “To improve housing affordability for folks across the socioeconomic spectrum, but especially for those who can least afford it, and to promote racial equity and economic inclusion.” A year later, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative has made a sharp reversal on its commitment to housing. CZI is quietly ending funding for a number of California housing organizations, telling many of the advocacy groups for housing and…